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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
239 AM CST Sun Nov 16 2025

...MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE LINCOLN AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         644 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...320/08 mph.
                                     9 AM...340/09G16 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...340/10 mph.
                                     9 AM...350/16 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0228 AM):  1000ft...350/29 mph.
                                     2000ft...010/49 mph.
                                     3000ft...010/53 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...360/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...010/28 mph.
                                     2000ft...360/29 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/32 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.
                                     9 AM...+20.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-705 FT.
                                     9 AM...-294 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         440 PM.
    Weather:        clear below 12000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   2 PM...320/12 mph.
                    4 PM...320/09 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  2 PM...330/17 mph.
                    4 PM...330/14 mph.

...MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR THE DANVILLE AREA...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         637 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           7 AM...320/09G16 mph.
                                     9 AM...330/12G20 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...340/14 mph.
                                     9 AM...340/20 mph.

    NWS Doppler Winds (at 0228 AM):  1000ft...350/29 mph.
                                     2000ft...010/49 mph.
                                     3000ft...010/53 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 8 AM):              500ft...340/21 mph.
                                     1000ft...350/30 mph.
                                     2000ft...350/34 mph.
                                     3000ft...340/39 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            7 AM...+20.
                                     9 AM...+20.

    Density Altitude:                7 AM...-468 FT.
                                     9 AM...-133 FT.

    Additional Weather Info:         clear skies,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS AFTERNOON...
    Sunset:         433 PM.
    Weather:        clear skies,
                    unrestricted visibilities.
    Surface Wind:   2 PM...310/14G21 mph.
                    4 PM...310/12 mph.
    Boundary Wind:  2 PM...320/23 mph.
                    4 PM...310/16 mph.

This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of
scheduled issuances.

$$

Bumgardner